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When the doves cry if you havent heard the news, he was found unresponsive in an elevator in his indianapolis compound. Still no minneapolis combound. Still no word, but friday his plane was forced to make a private landing. His pub lisest said he had the flu. He was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. He became an International Movie star in 1984 with the release of purple rain which earned an oscar for best musical score. Nobody in the washington area, perhaps in the country, knew prince better than our own donny simpson, a popular afternoon dj at magic 102. 3. Thanks for joining us, what going on . What are you feeling . How did you hear . What are you thinking . Well, i mean, this flored m today. I got an update saying someone was found dead at paisley park, 90 seconds later my phone was blowing up that it was prince. I mean, just in shock, you know, i mean, very reminiscent of the day that Michael Jackson died. Just disbelief. So i went to the internet, telling me tmz reported it. They get it right. And i said, i am telling you, bruce, i kept sending going through the internet, i called my bruceer pack who told me producer back who teld me prince was dead. I said i think they got it wrong. But it was just disbelief. All it was, i couldnt wrap my head around it. I was trying not to believe it. He was excentric, eclectic, we didnt get the embarrassment with the big stars, you didnt hear about alcohol and drug abuse. You have been to his house in minneapolis, what a person . Prince was all about his music. You know, he was very quiet, very shy, upon first meeting him but he would loosen up eventually, he still was never very talkative guy. Prince was very private. I just had jimmy lewis on my show, great producers, all of Janet Jacksons music and they were with the time under princes umbrella, go back to Junior High School with prince, they were tacking about how talking about how even in Junior High School, whatever instrument you played, these guys are great musicians, dan said i thought i was a gray key boardest, prince sits down and says this is how to play, takes tarrys base, this is how you play it. Any ininstrument you played instrument you played, prince could show you how to play it for real. He was just that guy. They were never surprised at all the success he had because they said heas shoulders above everybody else in 8th grade. Yeah. They knew this was coming. Good stuff, i just found out today as a child he had been sickly and he says he was bullied in school and that perhaps he might have over compensate would the flashy dress, the extravaganza on the stage. Did you know that side of him . Well, well, no, i didnt know he was bullied as a child. That is sad. You know, but i guess, always a set of circumstances that make us who we are and i am glad he over came that. And through all of that, gave us him. Gave us, the world, this prince, an amazing talent. Donny simpson, we love you, keep doing what you are doing, we will miss prince. Thanks a lot. Thank you, bruce. Love you guys too, man. God bless you, thank you. Dan . All right, thanks for that. Prince fans are flocking to fans are flocking to Record Stores to have a Piece College park is about out of prince albums, cds, and dvds. Fans say he will live on through his music. He left in the physical form but clearly everyone is here buying albums, never gone. He is up there with Michael Jackson, 2 of the greatests. Probably going to sell out today, probably i will sell everything i have today. Not everybody is getting a hard copy, princes songs purple rain, little red corvette and when doves cry shot to top 10 this afternoon. Most people found out through social media and it erupt would tributes around the world. We wan to look at some now. This is from gabby probes who said we have lost so many amazing artists this year and it is only april. A sad time for art, a true legend will be missed. This is from camilo, music forever, par prince legend. This one from jay, prince was one of my idols, i am in shock he gone, thank youprince, legend, hugeloss. We welcome you to share your thoughts and tributes as well on all of our social media accounts at wusa9. Com. Bruce . Back to the breaking news story we told you at the top of the news cast, the search for missing Fairfax County firefighterer Nicole Mittendorff appears to come to an end this evening, as andrea roane reports, remains have been found at the National Park and search has been suspended. A devastating discovery this afternoon, in the eastern boundary of shenandoah National Park, we are right now in rural madison county, a short distance away from where Nicole Mittendorffs mini cooper car was found in an isolated parking lot last saturday. Shortly after 4 00 we noticed 9 state police cruisersvi the command post, heading with their lights on at a high rate of speed down the mountain. We followed them down and ended up at the very place where nicole had parked her car last saturday, unfortunately, we have confirmed now the remains of a woman have been found, not far from the White Oak Canyon trailhead, very short distance away from where her car was discovered on saturday. It is very grim discovery this evening and a very sad conclusion to a search for a missing firefighterer. The National Park Service Confirms the search is over. Reporter in madison county, virginia, andrea roane, wusa 9. On the find Nicole Facebook page somebody posted hearterize broken, thank you for support and keep our families in the prayers. Developing news from the district where a Police Officer face asrg dangerous weapon, police say 46yearold Michael Minor drew his Service Weapon during a fight on i295 in february, the fight left the person with minor injuries, a storey wile will have more at 11 00. One of the big items on the maryland primary ballot is the race for u. S. Senate. Chris is one of the Top Republicans running and he will join us live in studio with his plans to lead maryland. Top . Yellow weather alert tomorrow. Here is the forecast for the nats game, showers, maybe a thunderstorm at 6 00, 74, showers at 8 00, 7, probably clouds by 10 00. We will come back, talk about the weekend, we had to make big changes to saturday. Also, as we remember prince, the musical genius, what about prince, the athlete . That is right, we will talk about his basketball career, later in sports. Dont have to be rich to be my girl dont have to be rule my world aint no particular sign or more compatible hips i just want your extra time a new poll shows big leads in the race for president and senate in maryland. The survey found Hillary Clinton has a 25 point lead over Bernie Sanders among democrat voters in the race for u. S. Senate, the polls show a 16 point lead for Chris Van Hollen over edwards. 14 people are on the ballot were asking the candidates leading in the polls, just those leading, lets talk about the issues porn to you. A lot of candidates, chris is Vice President of the National Association of manufacturers, also worked with former governor bob earlic and urturny general, he lives in parkville and for the sake of transparency, he is engaged to tommy mcfly, a contributing reporter here at wusa 9. Thanks for coming and welcome. Thank you for giving me the oppounity. 14 but only one got an endorsement from the baltimore senate. We are really excited about that and that support coalescing behind us, we are super charged on to tuesday where voters can elect the only republican who can win in november. Lets talk about the republicans for a minute, the gop, because on the president ial side, a lut of stuff going on lot of stuff going on, ted cruz saying there will be a contested convention. Who do you support . Why . I am staying out of that race. I have been so encouraged by the number of trump cruz kasich reporters, silver springs, baltimore county, they are ge win in november, to lower taxes, strengthen national defense. I am not going to let my vote be known. I want to encourage people to join the team and fight. Do you think there will be a contested convention . I think there will be a contested convention, we have rules in place to decide the outlook. I am concerned about what maryland is going to do and what we are going to do in the pivotal election. Onceane Generation Opportunity to win a senate seat in our state. Senator mccallsty has been there 30 years, we have this shot and we have to prove that we can choose the right republican nominee to win. Lets start, how much of a shot do you have . A seat held by democrats for quite sometime. How do you plan to overcome that win . Well, you know, the next republican, whoever the nominee must be has to do better than larry hogan did in baltimore city, prince georges and Montgomery County to be successful. That is my experience, crossing the partisan divide. I started in administration, taking what i did from bob on criminal justice reform, and that experience will enable me to go to baltimore city, prince georges, baltimore county, this election will be, whether we can replicate hogans success, the baltire said the only candidate who can replicate hogans success is yours truly. I am very proud of that. What is your first bill you propose . What i hear on the campaign trail is we need more jobs, in my view, lower taxes, tax reform, to accelerate economic growth, with regulatory reform. 25,000 a year on the backs of small employers, in maryland. They cant groer or hire workers, that and moving on trade opportunity, 95 of the worlds customers live over seas, we need to sell more products to where those jostomers are so we can create divide between democrats and republicans, if you were in the senate . The Baltimore Sun said i could be a Unifying Force in the election. If you were in senate now, how would you handle garland . I think republicanvise leverage, we hold republicans have leverage, we hold the senate majority, we may have a democrat president and democrat senate. I would go ahead, hold hearings, lets work with the white house to find a consensus nominee and get to the peoples business to create jobs, to strengthen National Security and lower taxes, we can do that now. It dozen have to wait. You are saying move on the nomination . I am saying we should have hearings, i am not okay. Absolutely. What about obama care . I thing it needs reforms, we can, right now, repeal the tax on Employer Provided Health care plans increasingly taking modrist coverage, we can repeal the tax on other elements of the plan getting in the way of innovation, the medical device the cost in health care. These are things we can do tomorrow. It will require real reforms and it will require someone, like me, who is seen political charged issues before working in the justice department, to solve the problems and get us in a course with Affordable Care for everybody. Where do you stand on illegal immigration issue . My view is a broken system, politically charged issueicize what i do and this issues is what i do and solutions i bring, we can reform the broken immigration system by securing our border, making sure we assess the Public Safety threats, beyond that, you know, looking at a way to fix the green card process. We have 1 million green cards issued every year, 6 are for employment, if we can reform the process, get more engaged in legalized process, we can solve immigration crisis. Metro funding . I think the states have to actually take their role and their fair share but more than anything else, ant of senators, members of congress, including van hollen and edwards who have been idle where the system has fallen. So many people in the area rely on it and need to get to work, they need to provide for families. Federal government, supply more . We have to look at efficiencies, the states to do their fair share, if we can do that we will move in a better direction. All right, thanks for coming in. Best of luck, chris. Primary day in maryland is tuesday, everything you need to know before heading to the polls can be found on our wusa 9 app. Candidate profiles, where to vote, and changes in voting are there for you. Stay with us, april showers are on the way, topper is tracking the timing and who could get hit the hardest. We are back after this with your only local news at 7 00. 4 months in prison and a year of probation, that is the sentence for the pilot who landed on the capitol lawn, doug hughes was hoping to deliver 500 letters to congress about influns of big money in paul influences of big money in politics. He said he isnt done with his cause and hasnt ruled out runing for congress down the road. Live look outside, 73, pretty nice, humidity up to 55 , more typical of an april air mass as opposed to yesterday when the rel ative humidity was 18 . Here is radar, showers are pretty much dying out, couple shers west of leesburg, west of frederick, pushing north and east, couple sprinkles hagerstown headed towards fayetteville, everything is light in the metro area, just clouds and mild, temperatures minely in the 60s tonight. Bus stop temperatures 5668. Yellow weather alert tomorrow, showers and storms mainly in the afternoon but now the showers are going to extend through tomorrow night and into saturday morning. So, here we go, futurecast 10 00, clouds upper 60s, little sun to start tomorrow and clouds roll in, by 9 00, showers to the west but i think the commute to work will be dry tomorrow. By 1 00, downtown, 73 in silver springs, 72 fairfax and by 6 00, an hour before the game, we have showers, leesburg to culpeper, they could roll through during the game but worst Case Scenario will be a delay, i think the game will be played. By 10 00, showers and thunderstorms down to the south, into southern maryland, charles county, luplato and wal la plata, and wal dofr. Most showers will be in the afternoon. Next 7 days, had to do it, morning showers saturday, 71. Beautiful sunday, 70. 80 monday, maybe a shower tuesday, maybe a shower wednesday, low 80s thursday and the Washington Wizards got their man, a Team Official has confirmed to me that the wizards have agreed to a deal in principal with former Oklahoma City head coach scott brooks, 5 years for 35 million, in the bvshgs a. Brooks nba. Brooks led the thunder in 2012 and known for his ability to develop young talent. The brooks hiring as fuel to the pursuit of dc native durant, who brooks coached 7 years. Prince was an artist, music icon, but did you know prince Rogers Nelson of minnesota was a good athlete . Yes, he did it all, check this out. Prince loved music but was known to hang out with the jocks, multisport athlete, look how cool he looks playing baseball, football, and basketball and although he was only 5 2, prince was good enough to make the Junior Varsity team in high school. However, that team just happened to be one of the best his school had ever seen. So princes frustration with lack of playing time eventually led him to pursue music and the rest is history. All the hits he had, i had songs. Let that be a lessen to every guy on the bench. There is a future. He continued playing throughout his whole life. Absolutely. That is all our news at 7 00. Have know youre budgeted for the expected, and the unexpected. Know that at least the process of buying a new home can be clear and simple. Know your investments can make retirement closer than you think know. The one word behind all the guidance we provide, tools we create, and services we offer. Because when you have insight, you know. Democrat Donna Edwards knows what its like to struggle. Divorced and without a place to live. Raising her son alone. Going without Health Insurance to poout fd on the table. But donna persevered. Then she put that strength to work for us. Protecting women from domestic violence. Taking on the nra. Rejecting wall streets cash. Powerful interests dont want democrat Donna Edwards. Thats a powerful reason why we do. Women vote is responsible for the content of this advertising. The shocking and sudden death of prince at only 57 years old. Tonight we remember the music legend, this is entertainment tonig on stage just days ago he was okay after recent Health Concerns so what went wrong . The emergency call, the last photo. What we know about his final hours. The closer one is to god the more meaning one finds in life. And youre not going to get too tied down to anything. Then the first shots of kelly rippa. Why she is still not showing up for work